There are some Boxers that appear to be black. However, a solid black coat is not indicative of the breed.

So, how can this be? Read more about what markings and patterns can cause a black-like coat.

Fawn-
What exactly is the color fawn in regard to dogs? This sample is a golden fawn. However, as you will see, fawn is a range of hues.

This is a fawn Boxer. This medium fawn is the standard hue when referring to this terminology. With nice white flash markings on the chest and with black on the muzzle, this Boxer meets color breed standard very well.

Brindle - What is brindle? This sample is Boxer brindle.

It is a fawn with black mixed in and it actually is a pattern though it is classified as a color.

The brindle Boxer can also come in a range of hues from light to dark. The density of the striping can range from thin to thick.

This is a brindle Boxer. This Boxer shows the standard brindle striping. With white on his chest, paws and ankles and black on the muzzle, this Boxer also meets breed standards perfectly.

This is a red fawn Boxer.

As you can see, this fawn is darker and deeper than that the common tan fawn; producing a slight shading of red. What a gorgeous coat.

This Boxer is a dark brindle. As you can see, with dark brindle the black is over powering the fawn color.

The black striping in this pattern is heavy; which would be called a reverse or even a seal.

If a Boxer has more than 1/3 of white on his body, the dog will be classified as Parti-color.

Which simply means that the dog is not officially a solid fawn; he is a mix of colors.

A white Boxer with a patch of another color, such as this Boxer with a fawn patch on the eye may be classified as a "Check" Boxer, however there are no official set guidelines and most Checks have at least 30-40% color.

Boxer Dog Flash

The white markings on this breed are called "flash". If a Boxer has a moderate amount, one often refers to this as semi-flashy.

Those with prominent white on a good portion of the coat are called flashy. There is no exact of percentage that qualifies a Boxer as either having flash or being flashy, however a 30/70 fawn (or other color) to white would be a safe ratio.

In show, not more than 33% (1/3) of white "flash" markings should cover the dog's coat.

No Markings?

Not all Boxers have white markings. These are known as plain Boxers, but the term is misleading, as it refers to the genes at work. Read more: Boxers without White Markings

Brindle Explanation

Brindle (one of the colors of this breed) is actually a pattern. Stripes running through the coat (partial or full) is brindling. These are often black hairs, but may be any color that is a darker shade than the hairs that run under it.

Depending on the exact color of these brindling pattern stripes, one may refer to a Boxer using one of the following terms (listed in order from a very light brindle to a heavy dark striping):

Light (super light)

Golden

Fawn

Red

Mahogany

Dark

Reverse

Seal (very heavy)

No matter which term above is used to describe the dog, he/she is technically a brindle (registered and shown as such)

The Facts and Fiction of White Boxers

Long ago, before people knew better, a huge majority of Boxer dogs born white were actually slaughtered at birth! Naive thinking being that an all white Boxer would have health problems and most certainly be deaf. This way of thinking is now gone as the world knows that most white Boxers are just as healthy as fawn or brindle Boxers with only about 18% born deaf. And of course, they are just as beautiful.

Are white dogs albino dogs? No. There are very few true albino dogs in the world. If so, they will have no color at all on their body. White coated dogs will have a black nose and muzzle and may have a patch of another color.

Are white Boxers rare? Over 20 percent of Boxers are born white. This happens when both sire and dam carry a white gene in their DNA. However, because of the stubbornness of a few dog clubs (the American Kennel Club is one of them) excluding white Boxers from the breed standard, some backyard breeders will not allow white Boxers to live.

This Medieval practice has animal rights activists up in arms and most Boxer lovers hope that one day white Boxers will be accepted into the breed standard. They are not that rare and the vast majority of owners and breed enthusiasts believe that they should be considered a natural color.